persiflage

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈpɜː.sɪ.flɑːʒ/    美 /ˈpɝː.sɪ.flɑːʒ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Good-natured banter; raillery. countable,uncountable
    — After the third strike he returned to the bench to face the inevitable persiflage from his teammates.
  2. Frivolous, lighthearted discussion of a topic. countable,uncountable
    — Polite dinner calls for persiflage rather than in-depth possibly offensive discussion.

词形变化

persiflages plural

词汇关系

衍生词
persiflageous persiflate

词源

From French persiflage, from persifler (“to quiz, tease, mock”), from per- + siffler (“to whistle”), from Latin sībilō (“whistle”).
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